CSEC 4100
Human Factors in Security
Designing security mechanisms with human factors in mind. Evaluating software-based systems with focus on how interaction design affects security/privacy. Current approaches to usable security; user studies; methodologies for empirical analysis; design principles for usable security/privacy; case studies including authentication, anonymity systems.
Topics
- authentication
- anonymity systems
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): COMP 3008 and CSEC 3108 . Lectures three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027